Category: LIFESTYLE
COLUMN: Household items can have a spiritual meaning
So, how are you and your family doing during this quarantine time? I am about to go nuts to be honest. You know I need people around me to be…
Bear sightings around town inspire wonder in fearful time
A rash of bear sightings around the Batesburg-Leesville area this past week has inspired not fear but joy and wonder in a time when our community needs it most. In…
Even if we can’t hug, we still can love and care for folks
Last Sunday morning, my longtime girlfriend and I walked into the 11 o’clock service at the West campus of Cedar Creek Church, which congregates in the gym at the Aiken…
Potter shapes message of hope with clay and Scripture
In evangelist Roger Clark’s hands, a sermon becomes more than a powerful message of hope and redemption at the hand of God. It becomes a tangible work of art. Still…
‘Skunk Lady’ finds joy in her ‘odorable’ furry friends
Karrie Wilson of Batesburg-Leesville has a great love and compassion for all God’s creatures. Her pets include dogs, cats, an iguana, geckos, tree frogs, chickens, Canadian geese, and skunks. Yes,…
Poultry Festival canceled over coronavirus impact
The ongoing novel coronavirus (COVID-19) crisis has forced the cancellation of the Batesburg-Leesville area’s largest outdoor gathering and one of the Midlands’ signature events. The 2020 South Carolina Poultry Festival…
Coronavirus is scary stuff; we’ll get through it together
Back in 1842, three years before “The Raven” made Edgar Allan Poe a household name, the father of American horror published a short story called “The Mask of the Red…
